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Review
. 2005 Spring;31(1):78-82.
doi: 10.1385/comp:31:1:078.

Cultural influences on pain management in the elderly

Kenneth Sakauye  1
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Review

Cultural influences on pain management in the elderly

Kenneth Sakauye. Compr Ther. 2005 Spring.

Abstract

Cultural influences are often more important in the elderly and help explain the influence of nonbiological factors underlying pain appraisal, expression, and folk treatments. Five main psychological theories that underlie these cultural influences help direct supportive interventions.

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